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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
The Calamity Abating.

MARQUETTE, Mich, May 24-The suspense
of the people is gradually atating, as no new
disasters are reported from forest fires with
the exception of northern Wisconsin, west of
Hurley and down on the GoGebic range, Il dis
tauce of fifty miles. The Are, ,rr abaIting IN
that territory, however. They are doing
great damage i'll pine and hardwood lands
The total insurance in the Lake Linden fire
was S3.'i 600 In addition to john Casey, who
was burned todeath, man named Hol1berger
had his skull fractured and will die The
relief committee has sent the following APP
peal to wholesale merchants: Help Is I'M
medlately and earnestly solicited for destitute
sufferers. Four hundred families AFT house
less. Money is absolutely necessary Ia provide
shelter y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
PREPARED FOR THE WORST.
DIR. McGIynn Says He Has Chosen Whom
He, Will serve.

Dr. MccIynn Says He Has Chosen Whom
He viii serve.
New NoRk. Nav "A DR. Edward Mctilvnn
lectured Monday night at the Cooper union
for the benefit nj thenewiy formed Eighteenth
assembly district organization of the United
Labor party an admission fee being charged.
The great hall WAS packed with men and
women, who warmly applauded the speaker.
The lecture was upon The duties of labor, and
Dir Mctilynn declared ii to be one of the
duties ut labor Ia demand and secure adequate
compensation for comfortable maintenance.
This was dnty. because the divine law was
that men shuuhi- live by labor, and therefore
the drnneS and oilers of society, who grow fat
by depressing and tiefrtndlng the poor by the
nri ct tad laws are violating the law Of nat
and should re prevented from doing So
In fh,. course If his remarks Dir McGlynn
aP"ip.,J6nG tor talking LITTLE shop. said:
"tiO where NAV, do what they viii to me-
I can never do much differently. | can never
he m,irh different from what l have been
lEreat app'auScl; and this, not merely from
force of habit. bHt from mteusest conviction
lApplauSe should hp very sorry indeed to
seem To desert hes. truths which have ALWAYS
h..-n dear 10 ne, merely because those who
an i'll places where they ar" Supposed to ex-
round those trIthS may misinders and me
never he,raIne u priest mptter OF business,
and would never be in thu movement it |
dld not Aeem II PROFOUNDLY religious one
lt5restt applauSr
Henry George, who came in during the
lecture and was loudly appIauded said "a few
words after Dir Mctilvnn had concluded
The Evening Telegram says: Rev. DR..
McGlynn was engaged Monday in preparing
statement regarding the letter concerning
him received by Archbishop Corrigan from
the pope This statement will probably be
given for publication on Wednesday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, May y, "A motion was
entered in the senate Monday evening to re
consider the motion sending the revenue bill
To third reading. The bill appointing Gus
todian for Lincoln monument was sent To third
reading. Resolutions of sympathy with Sen
ato- Berggren for the less of his son. who WAS
killed Al Gale=,hurg 10y the cars last week,
were adopted by a rising vote In the house
bill making it a mIs'iemeanor 10 charge
more than the legal rate Of interest more
than per cent tor collecting note, nesoG
atIng q loan, "r forecl,elng u mortgage VA.
sent la third reading
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
RAIl.RoAOEO 1T THROUGH.
Some Vigorous Application of CIoture in
the British Commons.


LONDON, MAY "A WI ben the considera-
ton of the crimes bill was resumed in the
house of commons Monday night, BaIfour, re-
plying 10 question by Gladstone, said the
government would promise TO procure com
plete statistics of agrarian crime in Ireland
down TO the end of the present month He
was, however, able to say that since the intro
duction of the coercion bill there had been
great Improvement in respect of decrease Of
crimes throughout ireland.
Several obstructive amendments were then
defeated, ami Smith said the government de-
sired to finish the clause before adjournment
which John Morley said was impossible
Then Smith began work in earnest Under
the operation of cloture amendments were
swept to one side nv the dozen, regardless of
the cries of "Shamei" from the Parnellita and
Liberal benches, and the matter was con
cluded when Smith moved TO put the question
on the remaining four lines of the third sub
section excluding seven amendments. Car
ried, under cloture, by a vote of pa to 100
After further discussion the second clause
of the bill was adopted by vote OF 29;ii5 To lO3
and the house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
Forest Fires in Pennsylvania.

HEATING SUMMIT, Pa, May PA disas-
trous fire is raging IN this section Of the coun-
try. The fire broke ont last week near Lib,
erty station, on the Buffalo, New York &
Philadelphia road, and has increased IN fury
until it is entirely beyond control George D.
Briggs has lost 4,W0,OD feet of logs, besides
many acres of standing timber The hong
spell Of dry weather has made the woods like
timber, and the flames are spreading al Il tr-,.
mendous rate. ram is the only thing that
will STAY their progr,qSs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
THE CHICAGO LABOR TROUBLES.


CHI"AGo MAY 24-The Master Masnns'
ASSOCIATION held a tpnr-hours meeting Non
day night. and unanimously adopted the FOL
lowing 0rkng rub, for the guidance Of the
workrnen employed by the nienbere of ti,.
association.
Nine hours will constitute lays work except
on SatuI Lay. ah-n all ,sora shall be suspended
at Il O'Clock noon. work will be begun At :
o'clock IN the morning Minimum wages for
brlekayrT, and -tnat- ,naSbns will ne g cents per
hour Pay ,iay will ,'sIIr every two week. reu
iarly either 'h Monday ar Tuesday
The Old platform was adopted also amid the
greatest enthusiasm. 1t provides that the
walking delegate must 60; that the laws OF
the state relative Ia apprentices, and not the
dictates III uuIrnS. shall lie observed: that
stewards III ch;,f2" al men employed at build
inss Will n"t ie' restFlnfe'i and that foremen
shall be the AGENTS ut eutpI,yg.s, aud not lie
controlled iN uniuus
The eXe'utiFc committee of the Builders
National ia,syiItlurI held ii meeting and after
investigating tiir trouble, determined tn stand
by tine II ISOLATION here
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
EVERYTHING IN MILITARY ORDER AT
CAMP GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The Soldier Boys Get into Harness with
Promptness Under Gen. Augur's Manage
ment-First Dress Parade-Daly Leads at
Billiards - Libretto Wins the Latonia
Derby-A 100 Mile Bicycle Race.

ETbHptHtss tbucT Hcfi- huEui uhHhSc-
ment-First Dress Parade-Daly Leads at
Billiards - Libretto Wins the Latonia
Derby-A 100 Mile Bicycle Race.
WASHINGTON CITY, May 24-Dehghtful
May weather ushered in and continued
throughout the opening day of the national
drill. The city is again in the possession of
soldiers and bayonets, and brass buttons and
bright uniforms gistened and CLEANED all
day in the streets and around the encamp-
nent grounds Drum beats and martial music
resounded from early morning until long
after nightfall. Hundreds of SONS of vet
Grams OF both armies met and fraternized, and
prepared for fraternal competition during the
coming week for military honors
Gen Augur promptly at noon issued gen.
eral order No. l, formally assuming COM
mand, designating the encampment as Camp
George Washington, announced his staff
and aids, and followed this with general or
der No. 2, laying down the daily routine of
camp life, with reveille at a. m, breakfast
at Z, surgeons call at s, guard mount $50,
dinner call p. IN, dress parade 5 p, m, sup
per call q p. m, retreat p m, tattoo 10 p.
Ill, and taps-"lights out"-at 1880 p. m.
During the day number of companies ar
rived, among them the Light Infantry Of
Chester, S. c. the Wooster City Guards, of
Ohio; the Governors Guards, Company C,
first battalion, of New Jersey, and the Sars-
field Guards, Of Connecticut The Vicks-
burg Soutbrons marched out of camp in the
afternoon down to the station and escorted
tie SaISfield Guards to camp.
The camp around the monument was the
attraction Tor thousands of people, men
women and children. In camp it was day
OF hustle and preparation, but soon after Gen.
Augur assumed command, matters began TO
work with military precision and discipline.
The first formal military movement of the
drill was the dress parade at O'Clock in the
Legion, the Washington Light Infantry, and
the Toledo Cadets participated About !, 900
persons were scattered along the grand stand
rs the three battalions filed in from the camp
ground into the walled space where the drills
are 10 take place The Marine band paraded
before the reviewing officer, and the familiar
manpuvres Of the dress parade were then
gone through with in satisfactory fashion by
the companies As soon as the order of dis
missal WIS uttered the companies entertained
the spectators with practice drills. Frequent
rounds of applause greeted the machine-like
movements OF the Toledo Cadets, whose every
pace seemed like the action OF beautiful ma
chine. BY 1870 p III. all was quiet al ain in
the camp and city
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

LONDON. May 4.-In the house of COM
mons Monday evening Ferguson, political
secretary for the colonies, replying to an in
terregation, said the government had as yet
received no answer from the government at
Washington to the note sent to Secretary
Bayarl by Lord Salisbury on March "a con-
corning the Canadian fisheries question. The
government would therefore, he said adopt
similar measures respecting the treatment of
American fishermen in Canadian waters to
those observed last season, and trusted that
Canada would apply them with Judgment
and moderation, while it hoped that captains
of American vessels would not make neces-
sary their being called into requisition.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
An Order Regarding the Indemnity Lands.
GREEN'S PATENT Is GOOD.



WASHINGTON CITY, MAY 2+.-The supreme
court of the United States decided two cases
MONDAY that of Eames against Wilson W
Green and others on appeal from the United
States circuit court of Connecticut, and
that of Beetle against Bennett and others
on appeal from the United States circuit court
of Ohio relating tn the controversy conf
monty known as the driven well patent. y
The court affirmed the decision of both the
lower courts iii favor of Green, the inventor,
holding that the reissue of the patent to Green
was not for another invention, and hal it was
a clear case of infringement on the part of
those using wells constructed by boring and
driving. On this point the court in the Con
necticut case says that the appellant sought
To evade the patent by boring instead of driv-
ing until he came to the water-hearing
stratum. Then, in order to avail himself of
the patent tGireensl he drove the tube down
ward into the ater-bearing stratum SO rs Il
secure those conditions of an air-tight connec-
ton between the point of the tube and the
surrounding earth which constitute the priit-
ciple of the driven-well patent. 1t Is there
fore clear case of Infringement"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

PHILADELPHIA, May "a In the session OF
the general synod Of the Reformed Presby-
terrain church. Monday, the action of the
Presbyterian general assembly last year at
their Minneapolis conference was referred to
q special committee empowered Ia act upon
it. Articles Of government for the proposed
literary institution at Ce,iarvilie, Ohio, were
adopted The institution is to be called
Ceiarville college and will I've conducted ac-
coniing to the doctrines of the Reformed
Presbyterian church The synod adjourned
to nseet at Marissii, Ills, i'll May, 1854
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

NEW YORK. May PA mass meeting
was held in Union square Monday night un-
der the auspices of the United and Socalistic
Labor parties to discuss, How Can Poverty
Be Abolished John J. Bealin, a we'll
known s'ocialist, presided, and addresses
were made 10y Lawrence Groulard, Walter
Vrooman, of Kansas City; Col. K J. Hilton,
and Others The speakers claimed that the
present social system is entirely wrong, and
that the working people are in worse condi-
ton to-day than they were 400 years ago
They also maintained that the only way to
abolish poverty was to allow the workers to
share equally with the capitalists all they
produced
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

HUMBOLDT, Iowa May 24-The case of the
state against Harlan the postmaster of Poca-
hontas, which has been trial here, ter
minated III his complete vindication. The
jury We're out hut five minutes. They were
unanimous for acquittal on the first ballot
Another case against Harlan growing out of
the same transaction and resting on the same
testimony was dismissed by the prosecution
Enemies of Harlan Objected to his appoint
ment as postmaster, subjected him to all sorts
Of prosecutions and finally attacked his house,
when he shot some of the attacking party and
an indictment was found against him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

CHICAGO, May A-Tuesday's base ball
playing resulted as follows among the league
clubs: At Philadelphia Philadelphia 5. Chi
cago 6-twelve innings; at Washington City
Washington Z Detroit item innings; at
at Boston-Boston s. indianapolis 9-ten in
nngs; ut New York-New York 10, Pitts
burg II.
Association: At Observation-Disclosures Ii,
Cleveland t.
Northwestern league: AT Minneapolis
Minneapolis 1, Duluth IL.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

New York, MAY 24-Shortly before 3
O'Clock Thursday afternoon, while a number
workmen were engaged in tearing down the
brick building and Z Hall place, opposite
Tompkn's market. the south wall cola; ee,i
and ten of the men were BURIED in the runs.
Assistance was quickly summoned and all the
men were eNtrirated aud removed in aulu-
iances to Belleview hospital Herman Busli-
nell, Frederick Rapf. Frank kopp William
Hickman, and John SchrledeI sre seriously
injured and Bushnell Is not expected to re-
cover. The other men art only sll- htIy Ill
iurs,d
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

WASHINGTON CITY, May 24-The cushion
carom billiard match of 1850 points for
81 900 AMI the championship of the world be-
tween Maurice DAILY and William Sexton was
begun Monday night, DAILY reached the 800
button when Sexton had made but $50 The
attendance was small but appreciative. DAILY
won the bank, but only scored J. Sexton
played wretchedly throughout, except few
brilliant shots, and the 800 points were
marked for DAILY in the sixty-sixth inning
DAYS average was Gil, Sections = High
est runs; Daly-Si, 2s, %, Sexton-l6, Is,
l. Time of game two hours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

WASHINGTON CITY, May 24-Gen. Rose
Grams, who was to have presided over tht
meeting of District Assembly No ~, knights
of Labor Monday evening, at which Dir Me
Glynn was to deliver an address in behalf OF
the Anti Poverty society, has been imlera
lively summoned to Philadelphia The gen
eral expressed regret that his presence at the
lecture could not vouch for his sympathy
with the order, but by sending his check for 6
liberal donation he manifested ill the most
substantial form his active interest i'll the
charitable purpose of the lecture
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

PORTLAND, Me-, May "A Eight young
mel who came here a week ago and have
been living in rather fast style and spending
plenty of money were arrested Monday for
passing counterfeit money. Their names are
David Steinberg, james Burke, Louis Simeon,
B. F. Hamblen, Louis Wirtemberg, and j. p
Broderick, of New York; Benedict T. Davis,
of Newark, and William Chase, of Boston
They incurred suspicion by paving all their
bills in silver coin. Inquiry proved the coin
to be counterfeit, and they were detected in
disposing of their illicit wares to people OF
DISHONEST Tendencies,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

LONDON, May "A Mt Parnell was feeling
better Monday than for several weeks, and
his friends derived much encouragement from
the change i'll his condition He has been
ordered by his physician to spend season at
the seaside, and will leave probably for
Bournemouth Immediately after the ad iourn-
msnt OF the house for the WhitSuntIde Recess
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

MILWAUKEE, May PA sensation has
been created by report that Mrs Alexander
Mitchell intends to contest her husbands viii
to secure her dover right John l. Mitchell
to whom his father left most OF the property,
says he has heard nothing of contest but
John Johnston, cashier of MitcheIl's bank
and relative of the family. admits that Mrs
Mitchell did not sign as an executor of the
estate bl:ore leaving for Florida
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

MILWAUKEE, MAY n A special from Su
perior, Wis. says the village of Hawthorne,
on the Omaha road, about eighteen miles
south of that place has been entirely de
stroyed by fire, which is now sweeping
through the valuable tmher III the vicinity
No lives lest. The pecuniary luss ,a,n- not be
estimated rs present.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

CALCUTTA. May PA frenzied sepoy ran
amuck through the streets Monday flourish
ing loaded revolver in each hand. In spite
of the efforts of the police to check his career
by firing at him, he succeeded in shooting ten
persons and shooting himself III the head,
falling dead before his pursu-ls came up with
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

ST LOUIS, May 24-Reports were pre-
sented in the Southern Presbyterian assembly
Monday on the proposition for union with the
the Presbyterian church north The ma
jority report favots "A union on the basis OF
prohibiting politics in the pulpit, and the
separation Of the negroes from the whites.
The minority reports oppose union on any
IermS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
EXCITEMENT AMONG COFFEE DEALERS



NEw YORK, May a Transactions in the
Coffee exchange of hate have been enormous.
and for three werhs they have exceeded IN ex-
tent the hitherto unpl eCr'ianted dealings on the
Havre touise, the largest coffee market in the
world. Excitement Is running high on &c
count uf the extraordinary fluctuations in the
prices The scenes on the Coffee exchange
Monday resembltzl tLcse. during a Panic on
the Stock exchange. Mr.. B. g. Arnold the
oldest member of the body, explained to a
reporter that the unusual slate OF the trade Is
dne 10 universal failure Of crops through
nut tine worlds coli pe belt
II Is estimated that there will he falling
oil OF at least a third Of the ordinary produc-
ton. while the stock on hand will he 001, 900
bags less than for one or two years previous Bra
iii coffee has advanced about l21 per cent. and
East India coffee about 30 per cent. over last
years prices The speculative tendency now
developed is due to some diStrrSt of the forego-
ing figures, many believing that they will not
be borne ont by the result of tine crops, while
stil others anticipate a further rise
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
Scores in "a Walking Match.

Monday score in the six days walking con
test, which was begun here Monday morning
was as follows: S Day, l22; Noremac, 80
Vrnt s.; W. Day 96; Barns, ~, 1illey, rs
Cox, 100; Adams, 81 Watson, 80; Nolan, 50
Dillon 81: 2 B Dillon. 10. Ross. Is
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
When Visiting New York.

Stop at the newly opened and central
ly located Sturtevant house, Broadway
and Twenty ninth Street. Largely re-
built; entirely refurnished; new plumbing;
new elevator. etc. Perfect cuisine; mod
crate prices; convenient to all the elevaz
ted railroad stations, Mattbewa & Pier.
son, proprietors.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

New YORK, May 24--The Celtic and Br-
tanuic have reached the harbor here and will
both 60 into dock for repairs. All the passen-
gers have been taken off and n" further cas-
ualties have been reported. The Britannics
passengers will be sent Oh by the White Star
llne
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

WASHINGTON CITY, May 24-The action OF
the president in directing that no liquor shall
he sold on the national drill camp ground is
universally commended The president in
deed, could not have done otherwise than tc
issue such an order, as the camp is on a pub
lie reservation, and the law prohibits the sale
of liquors on such. Representative Grain,
during a recent interview with the president
incidentally referred to the Temperance ques
ton. He says the president remarked that
the question was diffic,ilt of solution; that il
Buffalo, for instance the Germans would
take their families to the beer gardens and
drink their beer quietly and enjoy themselves
in their own way, and that they were thrifty
people and good citizens, and it would seem
hard To deprive them OF their enjoyment He
admitted the evil effects of the inmoderatt
use of liquors, hut said he had drunk wine and
beer himself and had seen no reason to OF, ieci
10 others doing the same in moderation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24
SCHWARTZ AND WATT SENTENCED.

Motion for a New Trial Overruled-Es-
ceptions To BE Filed.
MORRIS, Ills, May 2i.-Henry Schwartz
and Newton Watt were denied new trial
Monday, and were sentenced by Judge Dibell
TO imprisonment in the Illinois state peni-
Tertiary at Joliet for life one day TO be spent
in solitary confinement. Defendants counsel
asked leave to file bill of exceptions. Leave
was granted to present bill by Aug % The
sentence brought tears to Schwartz's eyes, but
Watt exhibited no emotion over the decision.
The prisoners will remain in the Morris jail
until August Messrs. Case and Hogan, OF
Chicago, attorneys for Schwartz, were present,
as was also Thomas Watt, brother OF tbs
prisoner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

HENRY SCHWARTZ and Newton Watt,
convicted of the murder of Express Mes
seuger Nichols, have been denied new
trial and formally sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for life.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

WASHINGTON CITY, May p The supreme
court on Monday decided the case of Billiard
against the Des Moines & Fort Dodge Rail-
road company, involving ownership of sec
tion of disputed pes Moines river lands, ad-
verseiy to Bullafd, and affirmed tho decision vi
tbs supreme court vi Iowa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 24-At the opening
of the spring meeting of the Latonia Jockey
club the weather was fine, the attendance
good, and the track in fine condition. The
winning horses were Mamie Hunt, "a mile,
LII; Malaria, e uile, 1:31; Jacohin, l mile,
;:43; Bloodhound, q mile, l;0i4 Libretto,
n1s miles, Latonia Derby, beating Jim Gore
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-24

NEW York, May "A messenger from
Archbishop Corrigan has succeeded in serving
upon DR. Mctilynn a letter from the pope
peremptorily summOning him to Rome within
forty days His failure to obey will result in
accommodation without further warning.
The arrhhiShOp's secretary asserts that the
pope has examined Henry Georges writings,
and that the final warming to Dr.. McGlynn is
the result OF tins Investigation